AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PECO residential customers with higher-than-average usage because of electric heating equipment now have the opportunity to save money on their electric bills by enrolling with FirstEnergy Solutions and securing a low generation price when they use the most electricity.

Residents enrolling in this seasonal pricing offer receive 7.23 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from October through March, and 7.39 cents per kWh from April through September. Based on PECO's current generation rate, residents can save up to an estimated $790 through the end of the 36-month agreement.

FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), provides competitive electric generation supply and other energy-related products and services to more than two million customers, and is a licensed supplier in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan and Illinois.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Its generation subsidiaries control more than 20,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal, non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro, pumped-storage hydro and other renewables.

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FirstEnergy Solutions is an unregulated subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. and is not regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. A customer is not required to buy electricity or other products or services from FirstEnergy Solutions in order to receive the same quality service from their local electric utility.